Cattle Market Pulse

Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 1, 2024

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Empire Livestock Sale report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 279 0
Feeder cattle — 10 —
Slaughter cattle 154 132 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Dairy bull calves traded 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Beef bull calves traded 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1312 1312 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,125 —
1312 1312 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,270 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 1 75.00 $75.00 $57 -120.00
81 81 1 450.00 $450.00 $364 +255.00
85 85 1 75.00 $75.00 $64 -120.00
87 87 2 540.00–550.00 $545.00 $474 +350.00
86–89 88 2 125.00–185.00 $155.51 $137 -39.49
91–96 94 5 500.00–550.00 $530.65 $499 +22.26
102 102 1 90.00 $90.00 $92 -460.00
101–106 104 5 500.00–545.00 $524.70 $546 -25.30
111 111 1 485.00 $485.00 $538 -29.93
121 121 1 150.00 $150.00 $182 -364.93
1274 1274 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,051 —
1140–1544 1333 4 170.00–177.00 $173.13 $2,308 —

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 1 450.00 $450.00 $342 +30.00
76 76 1 235.00 $235.00 $179 -185.00
80–89 86 8 320.00–400.00 $359.07 $309 +228.56
81–89 87 6 135.00–150.00 $147.43 $128 +16.92
82–89 87 4 220.00–275.00 $249.32 $217 +118.81
86–88 87 3 500.00–550.00 $529.92 $461 +399.41
88 88 2 555.00–610.00 $582.50 $513 +451.99
91 91 1 460.00 $460.00 $419 +410.00
91–96 94 2 575.00–580.00 $577.43 $543 +27.62
91–98 95 2 150.00–200.00 $174.07 $165 -87.71
91–99 95 5 230.00–305.00 $258.40 $245 -3.38
91–99 95 16 310.00–410.00 $374.00 $355 +112.22
93–96 95 2 530.00–535.00 $532.46 $506 +270.68
95 95 1 75.00 $75.00 $71 -186.78
100 100 1 555.00 $555.00 $555 +434.80
102–103 103 3 460.00–480.00 $473.31 $488 +194.25
100–107 104 6 505.00–550.00 $534.77 $556 +19.58
100–109 104 13 345.00–410.00 $386.58 $402 -128.61
105 105 1 250.00 $250.00 $262 -265.19
105 105 1 100.00 $100.00 $105 -415.19
110–112 111 2 240.00–270.00 $254.86 $283 +109.86
110–118 115 3 365.00–375.00 $369.88 $425 -130.12
111–119 115 4 505.00–535.00 $519.69 $598 +19.69
117–118 118 2 100.00 $100.00 $118 -200.00
120–122 121 2 345.00–360.00 $352.44 $426 +232.44
125 125 1 460.00 $460.00 $575 +97.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1834 1495 80-85% 40 90.00–96.00 $93.06 $1,391 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1284–2114 1674 75-80% 26 97.00–106.00 $99.68 $1,669 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1064–1718 1349 85-90% 22 80.00–89.00 $84.68 $1,142 -3.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1764 1764 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,293 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1378–1472 1421 4 131.00–138.00 $134.50 $1,911 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.